On Apr 25, 9:28?am, Sonoran Dude > wrote:
> I may have misspelled it

Yes, you did misspell "chicharrones".

So did I, but it was intentional, because your newreader might not
display the accent mark over the strong "o", and you'd see
"chicharr?nes" instead.

> but you know what I mean,

No, I don't know what you mean. Like a typical gringo, you don't even
know what "chicharrones" are, because (1), you don't speak Spanish,
and (2), you gringos always confuse the cooking method with the
result.

"Chicharron" refers to some meats or rinds that been cooked to a
crisp, or to something that has been "achicharrado" which means
'charred'.

> those great big slabs of pork skin with meat.

If you want to talk about crispy pork rinds, say "chicharrones de
cerdo". If you're interested in crispy fish or chicken skins, say
"chicharrones de pescado" or "chicharrones de pollo".

If you want "chicharrones de queso", it's cheese that has been fried
until it's crispy.

In figurative use, "chicharron" refers to any overcooked food, and in
slang, a "chicharron" is a person with a very dark sun tan.